MARKETING FARM PRODUCTS 



mato plants in May and June. The best rem- 

 edy is that tried by the Oklahoma Experiment 

 Station, consisting of mixing while dry i lb. of 

 Paris green and 50 lb. of wheat bran; make 

 moist, but not sloppy, by adding water in which 

 a quart of cheap molasses has been dissolved. 

 Place this mixture in spoonful piles where the 

 worms are working. 



In the fruit garden the currants and goose- 

 berries will be subject to attack from the green 

 currant worm, also plant lice and leaf blight in 

 May and June. For the former use Paris 

 green when the leaves are about half grown. 

 If they appear when the fruit is half grown, 

 use insect powder at the rate of a tablespoonful 

 to a gallon of water in a spray. For plant lice 

 use whale-oil soap, one-quarter pound to a gal- 

 lon of water. Spray the leaves thoroughly, 

 both upper and lower sides. 



For leaf blight, spots on leaves, use a solu- 

 tion of ammoniacal copper carbonate, thus: 

 Copper carbonate, 5 oz. ; ammonia (26 deg. 

 Beaume), 3 pts. ; water, 45 gal. Make a paste 

 of the copper carbonate with water. Dilute 



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